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Publication number: US20060293681A1
Application number: US11/151,062
Authority: US
Inventors: Jody Claypool; Maleata Hall
Original assignee: Zimmer Technology Inc
Current assignee: Zimmer Technology Inc
Priority date: 2005-06-13
Filing date: 2005-06-13
Publication date: 2006-12-28
Also published as: US7621920B2

Abstract

An adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone. The cut guide of the includes guide slots, the position of which may be adjusted to one of multiple guiding positions that guide a saw in making the anterior, posterior and/or chamfer cuts in the bone. The cut guide includes a base adapted to attach to the end of a bone and including an anterior end and a posterior end. First and second guide housings are coupled to the base and disposed adjacent the opposing anterior and posterior ends, respectively. Anterior and posterior guide members are rotatably coupled to the first and second guide housings, respectively. Each of the anterior and posterior guide members are rotatable about a guide axis and have a guide slot extending therethrough along the guide axis.

Description

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to cut guides for resecting the end of a bone and, more particularly, adjustable cut guides for resecting the end of a bone.

Orthopedic procedures for the replacement of all, or a portion of, a patient's joint typically require resecting (cutting) and reshaping of the bones of the joint. For instance, total knee replacement procedures typically involve resecting the distal end of the femur and the proximal end of the tibia prior to implanting the prosthesis components. Resecting the distal end of the femur often involves making several cuts of the distal end of the femur including a distal cut, an anterior cut, a posterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, and a posterior chamfer cut. The angle and position of these cuts may depend on a variety of factors including the size of the prosthetic component, size of the patient's knee, and conditions of the patient's bone.

Cut guides have been developed to guide the saw and achieve the proper angle and position of these cuts. Conventional cut guides are often in the form of blocks having permanently positioned slots therein for receiving and guiding the saw. Different sized cut guide blocks are provided to correspond to different sized prostheses and to achieve the different cuts. In addition, some cut guide blocks require additional cut accessories to be mounted thereon to provide additional necessary guide slots. Accordingly, making the necessary cuts of the distal end of the femur may require the installation and assembly of multiple cut guide blocks and accessories. In addition, the location and angle of the slots cannot be adjusted once the block is mounted on the femur.

There is a need for an adjustable cut guide that can be used to guide a saw in making the anterior, posterior and chamfer cuts.

SUMMARY

The present invention provides an adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone. The adjustable cut guide of the present invention includes guide slots, the position of which may be adjusted to one of multiple guiding positions to guide a saw in making the anterior, posterior and/or chamfer cuts in the bone.

In one form, the adjustable cut guide of the present invention includes a base adapted to attach to the end of a bone. The base includes an anterior end and an opposite posterior end. First and second guide housings are slideably coupled to the base and disposed adjacent the opposing anterior and posterior ends, respectively, of the base. Anterior and posterior guide members are rotatably coupled to the first and second guide housings, respectively. Each of the anterior and posterior guide members are rotatable about a guide axis and have an elongate guide slot extending therethrough along the guide axis. When the base is attached to the end of the bone, the anterior guide member is positioned proximal an anterior side of the bone and the posterior guide member is positioned proximal a posterior side of the bone.

In one aspect, the anterior and posterior guide members are cylindrical in shape. The cut guide may include an intramedullary rod adapter, which has at least one rod opening and is slideably disposed within an adapter slot defined in the base. Each of the guide housings may be slideably coupled to the base such that a distance between each of the anterior and posterior guide members and the base member is adjustable. The cut guide may also include a guide member adjustment device adapted to rotate the guide member about the guide axis.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above mentioned and other features and objects of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an adjustable cut guide according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of the adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a medial perspective aspect of a knee joint wherein an intramedullary rod has been driven into the intramedullary canal of the femur;

FIG. 6 is a medial perspective aspect of the knee joint ofFIG. 5 wherein the adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 1 is mounted on the intramedullary rod;

FIG. 7A is a distal end view of the knee and adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 6 wherein the guide slots of the adjustable cut guide are positioned to guide the anterior and posterior cuts;

FIG. 7B is a side view of the knee and adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 7A;

FIG. 8A is a distal end view of the knee and adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 6 wherein the anterior and posterior cuts have been made and the guide slots of the adjustable cut guide are positioned to guide the anterior and posterior chamfer cuts; and

FIG. 8B is a side view of the knee and adjustable cut guide ofFIG. 8A.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Although the drawings represent embodiments of the present invention, the drawings are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be exaggerated in order to better illustrate and explain the present invention. Although the exemplification set out herein illustrates embodiments of the invention, in several forms, the embodiments disclosed below are not intended to be exhaustive or to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention to the precise forms disclosed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments hereinafter disclosed are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed in the following description. Rather the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may utilize its teachings.

The present invention will now be described with reference to the attached figures. The words and phrases used herein should be understood and interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the understanding of those words and phrases by those skilled in the relevant art. No special definition of a term or phrase, i.e., a definition that is different from the ordinary and customary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art, is intended to be implied by consistent usage of the term or phrase herein. To the extent that a term or phrase is intended to have a special meaning, i.e., a meaning other than that understood by skilled artisans, such a special definition will be expressly set forth in the specification in a definitional manner that directly and unequivocally provides the special definition for the term or phrase. Various anatomical reference terms used herein are intended to have the standard meaning for such terms as understood in the medical community. For example, the application may include reference to the following terms: anterior (the front, as opposed to the posterior); posterior (the back or behind, as opposed to the anterior); inferior (below, as opposed to superior); superior (above, as opposed to inferior); lateral (toward the left or right side of the body, as opposed to medial); medial (in the middle or inside, as opposed to lateral); proximal (toward the beginning, as opposed to distal); and distal (further from the beginning, as opposed to proximal).

Referring first toFIGS. 1-4,adjustable cut guide10 according to one embodiment of the invention is illustrated.Cut guide10 generally includesbase12, pair of

guide housings

18a,18bslideably coupled to opposite ends ofbase12, and pair of

guide members

20a,20brotatably coupled to

respective guide housings

18a,18b.

Base

12 is defined by opposing anterior and

posterior ends

14,16, opposing distal and

proximal faces

15,17, and

opposing sides

11,13. A pair ofarm receiving openings36 extend throughbase12 fromanterior end14 toposterior end16, and proximal each of

opposing sides

11,13.Base12 includeselongated adapter slot32, which extends throughbase12 fromdistal face15 toproximal face17 and longitudinally between

opposing sides

11,13. Intramedullary (IM)rod adapter24 is slideably disposed withinadapter slot32 and includes IMrod receiving openings26 and fastenerholes28.IM rod adapter24 is slideable withinadapter slot32 in the direction of double headed arrow d₁(FIG. 4).

Referring still toFIGS. 1-4, pair of

guide housings

18a,18bare slideably coupled tobase12, and includeanterior guide housing18adisposed adjacentanterior end14 ofbase12 andposterior guide housing18bdisposed adjacentposterior end16 ofbase12. Each of anterior and

posterior guide housings

18a,18bincludes pair of outwardly extending

arms

34a,34b, respectively.

Arms

34a,34bslideably extend througharm receiving openings36 to, thereby, slideably

couple guide housings

18a,18btobase12.

Arms

34a,34bmay be adapted to manually slide withinarm receiving openings36 ofbody12. Alternatively, cutguide10 may include an adjustment apparatus adapted to affect the sliding of

arms

34a,34bwithinarm receiving openings36. For instance, a rack and pinion or other gear-type adjustment apparatus may be used to slide

arms

34a,34bwithinarm receiving openings36.

Referring specifically toFIG. 3, the slideable coupling of

arms

34a,34btobase12 allows

guide housings

18a,18bto independently slide toward and away frombase12 in the direction of double-headed arrow d₂. As is discussed in further detail below, this independent sliding allows independent adjustment of both the distance D_abetweenbody12 and guidemember20a, and distance D_bbetweenbody12 and guidemember20b.

Referring back toFIGS. 1-4, pair of

guide members

20a,20bincludeanterior guide member20aandposterior guide member20b, which are rotatably coupled to anterior and

posterior guide housings

18a,18b, respectively. In the illustrative drawings, the anterior and

posterior guide members

20a,20bare cylindrical in shape and define respective guide axes A_a, A_babout which guide

members

20a,20bare rotatable. However, anterior and

posterior guide members

20a,20bcan be any suitable shape and need not be cylindrical in shape. Anterior and

posterior guide members

20a,20binclude respective anterior and

posterior guide slots

22a,22b, which extend therethrough and along guide axes A_a, A_b. As described further below, anterior and

posterior guide slots

22a,22bare each configured to receive therethrough and guide a saw such as a reciprocating bone saw.

Referring still toFIGS. 1-4, adjustable cut guide10 also includes

adjustment devices

38a,38b.

Adjustment devices

38a,38bare operably engaged to guide

members

20a,20b, respectively and are adapted to rotate

guide members

20a,20babout respective axes A_a, A_b. The engagement between

adjustment devices

38a,38band

respective guide members

20a,20bmay be in any form that, upon movement of

adjustment members

38a,38b, would affect the rotation and/or lock the position of

guide members

20a,20b, respectively. For example, the engagement may be a “worm gear” type of engagement wherein

adjustment devices

38a,38bwould include a knob at one end and a threaded portion (not shown) at the opposite end, the threads of which would engage the teeth of a gear (not shown) defined on the end of

guide members

20a,20b. Rotation of the knob of

adjustment devices

38a,38b, would cause the rotation of the threads which would, in turn, cause the rotation of the gear and of

respective guide members

20a,20b. Alternatively, the engagement between

adjustment device

38a,38band guide

members

20a,20bmay be a bevel gear mechanism. In yet another alternative, the adjustment device may be in the form of a lever (not shown) attached to the guide members. When pivoted, the lever would rotate the guide member.

In yet another form, guide

members

20a,20bmay be coupled to

respective guide housings

18a,18bsuch that

guide members

20a,20brotate freely about axes A_a, A_b. In this case,

adjustment device

38a,38bdoes not operate to rotate

guide members

20a,20b. Instead,

adjustment device

38a,38bis adapted to lock

guide members

20a,20bin position, thereby preventing rotation. For instance,

adjustment device

38a,38bmay be adapted to work with

guide housings

18a,18bsuch that, when rotated,

adjustment device

38a,38bcauses guide

housings

18a,18bto firmly grip

guide members

20a,20b, thereby restricting their free rotation.

The embodiments of the adjustment device described above are only exemplary and demonstrate that the engagement between

adjustment device

38a,38band

respective guide members

20a,20bmay take on a variety of forms. In addition, the embodiments described above and illustrated thus far show a separate adjustment device dedicated to each guide member. However, the present invention may be adapted to have a single adjustment device that affects the rotation and/or positioning of both guide members about their respective axes.

Turning now toFIGS. 5-8B, use ofadjustable cut guide10 will now be described. To prepare the distal end F_dof femur F cutguide10 may be used to guide the anterior and posterior cuts, as well as the chamfer cuts. First, the knee, which includes tibia T and femur F is positioned in approximately 90° flexion. Next, intramedullary (IM)rod30 is driven into distal end F_dof femurF. IM rod30 may be installed using any procedure including, for instance, by first drilling a hole into distal end F_dof femur F and insertingrod30 into the hole. Cutguide10 is mounted on distal end F_dof femur F by insertingIM rod30 into one ofrod receiving openings26 ofIM rod adapter24 and slidingrod adapter24 downIM rod30 untilproximal face17 ofbase12 is seated against distal end of femur F. The installation of cut guide10 on femur F may be performed before or after the distal cut is made.

As shown inFIG. 7A,base12 may then be rotated about the axis ofIM rod30 untilanterior guide housing18aand associated guide member20 are aligned with and adjacent to anterior side F_aof femur F. Once positioned, fasteners (not shown) may be inserted through fastener holes28 and into distal end F_dof femur F to secure position ofIM rod adapter24 and cutguide10 about the axis ofrod30. Fasteners may be any suitable surgical fasteners including pins, nails and screws. Next, cutguide10 may be positioned along plane/double-headed arrow d₁by slidingbase12 alongadapter24, thereby positioning cutguide10 to minimize interference by, and disruption of, soft tissue.

Assuming that the anterior and posterior cuts will be made prior to the chamfer cuts and referring toFIGS. 7A and 7B, guide

slots

22a,22bare positioned in alignment with desired cut lines C_aand C_p, respectively. The position and angle of cut lines C_aand C_pmay vary based on a number of factors including the size of the patient's femur, the size of implant, and the condition of the bone. The determination of cut lines C_a, C_pand verification of alignment of

guide slots

22a,22bis discussed in further detail below. Referring still toFIGS. 7A and 7B, using

adjustment devices

38a,38b,

guide members

20a,20bare rotated and positioned such that the depth of

guide slots

22a,22bis aligned parallel with desired cut lines C_a, C_p, respectively.

Next, distances D_aand D_b(FIG. 3) may be adjusted to align

guide slots

22a,22bwith cut lines C_a, C_p, respectively.Guide housings18a,18dare moved away frombody12 via the sliding of

arms

34a,34bwithinarm receiving openings36 until

guide slots

22a,22balign with cut lines C_a, C_p, as illustrated inFIG. 7B. With cut guide10 adjusted as shown inFIGS. 7A and 7B, saw S may be inserted through

slots

22a,22bto resect (cut) the desired amount of anterior and posterior portions of femur F.

Turning toFIGS. 8A and 8B, anterior and posterior cuts yield femur F with resected anterior and posterior surfaces F_R. To make the anterior and posterior chamfer cuts, using

adjustment device

38a,38b,

guide members

20a,20bare rotated until

guide slots

22a,22bare at the appropriate angle, wherein the depth of

guide slots

22a,22bis parallel with desired chamfer cut lines C₁, C₂. Guide housings18a,18bare slid inward towardbase12 until

guide slots

22a,22bare aligned with desired chamfer cut lines C₁, C₂. With cut guide10 in this position, saw S is inserted through

slots

22a,22band cuts through the bone along chamfer lines C₁, C₂.

As noted above, the angle and position of desired cut lines C_a, C_p, C₁and C₂may depend upon a variety of factors including the size of femur, the size of selected femoral component, and the condition of the femur. To achieve proper anterior, posterior, and chamfer cuts, cutguide10 may be adapted for use with computer navigational/computer assisted surgical systems. The cut lines may be mapped on a computer model of the femur. During surgery paddle devices may be inserted into

slots

22a,22b. Paddle devices may be viewed during surgery using computer assisted navigational technology and compared to the mapped model to determine when paddles and, therefore,

slots

22a,22bare aligned with the mapped cut lines.

To determine and verify proper alignment of

slots

22a,22bin manual surgical procedures, cutguide10 may be equipped with visible indicators that indicate the position of

guide slots

22a,22b. For instance,

arms

34a,34bmay include measurement markings or graduations (not shown) that correspond to certain sizes of implants. When aligned with a part ofbody12, such as anterior or posterior ends14,16, the measurement markings indicate the appropriate position of guide housings. A similar marking mechanism may be incorporated on

guide housings

18a,18b. When aligned with

slots

22a,22bthe markings would indicate the proper rotation of

slots

22a,22b.

Cutguide10 may be formed of any surgical grade rigid material such as stainless steel. The components ofcut guide10, particularlybase12,

guide housings

18a,18band guide

members

20a,20bmay be formed of the same material or differing materials.

Although the embodiments illustrated and described above show an adjustable cut guide having both anterior and posterior guide housings and guide members, the cut guide of the present invention may be configured to have only a single guide housing and a single guide member. In this case, cut guide could be rotated about IM rod to position the cut guide for the anterior and posterior cuts. Furthermore, the present invention is illustrated through use in resecting the distal end of the femur. However, the cut guide may be adapted for use in resecting any bone.

While this invention has been described as having an exemplary design, the present invention may be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains.

Claims

1. An adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone, the bone having an anterior side and a posterior side, the cut guide comprising:

a base adapted to attach to the end of the bone, said base including an anterior end and an opposite posterior end;

first and second guide housings coupled to said base and disposed adjacent said opposing anterior and posterior ends, respectively, of said base;

anterior and posterior guide members rotatably coupled to said first and second guide housings, respectively, each of said anterior and posterior guide members rotatable about a guide axis and having an elongate guide slot extending therethrough along said guide axis,

wherein when said base is attached to the end of the bone said anterior guide member is positioned proximal the anterior side of the bone and said posterior guide member is positioned proximal the posterior side of the bone.

2. The cut guide ofclaim 1 wherein each of said anterior and posterior guide members are cylindrical in shape.

3. The cut guide ofclaim 1 wherein said base includes an intramedullary rod adapter, said adapter having at least one rod opening.

4. The cut guide ofclaim 3 wherein said base includes an elongated adaptor slot, said adapter slideably disposed within said adapter slot.

5. The cut guide ofclaim 3 wherein said adapter includes at least one fastener receiving hole.

6. The cut guide ofclaim 1 wherein each of said guide housings is slideably coupled to said base such that a distance between each of said anterior and posterior guide members and said base member is adjustable.

7. The cut guide ofclaim 6 wherein each of said guide housings includes a pair of arms, said pair of arms slideably disposed within an arm receiving opening defined in said base.

8. The cut guide ofclaim 1 further including a guide member adjustment device associated with each of said anterior and posterior guide members, said adjustment device adapted to rotate corresponding one of said anterior and posterior guide members about said guide axis.

9. An adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone, the bone having an anterior side and a posterior side, the cut guide comprising:

a base adapted to attach to the end of the bone, said base including a first end and an opposite second end;

a guide housing coupled to said base and disposed adjacent said first end of said base, said guide housing including a cylindrical guide member defining a guide axis, said guide member rotatable about said guide axis and having an elongate guide slot extending therethrough along said guide axis;

wherein when said base is attached to the end of the bone said guide member is positionable proximal either one of the anterior and posterior sides of the bone.

10. The cut guide ofclaim 9 further comprising a second guide housing coupled to said base and disposed adjacent said second end of said base, said second guide housing including a second cylindrical guide member defining a second guide axis, said second guide axis being parallel to said guide axis, said second guide member rotatable about said second guide axis and having a second elongate guide slot extending therethrough along said second guide axis, and wherein when said base is attached to the end of the bone said second guide member is positioned proximal the other one of the anterior and posterior sides of the bone.

11. The cut guide ofclaim 9 further including an intramedullary rod adapter having at least one rod opening.

12. The cut guide ofclaim 9 wherein said base includes an elongated adaptor slot, said adapter slideably disposed within said adapter slot.

13. The cut guide ofclaim 12 wherein said adapter includes at least one fastener receiving hole.

14. The cut guide ofclaim 9 wherein said guide housing is slideably coupled to said base such that said guide housing slides along a plane and the distance between said guide member and said base is thereby adjustable, said plane being substantially perpendicular to said guide axis.

15. The cut guide ofclaim 9 further including a guide member adjustment device adapted to rotate said guide member about said guide axis.

16. The cut guide ofclaim 10 wherein each of said guide housing and said second guide housing is slideably coupled to said base such that each of said guide housing and second guide housing slides along a plane and the distance between each of said guide members and said base is thereby adjustable, said plane being substantially perpendicular to said guide axis.

17. The cut guide ofclaim 10 further including first and second guide member adjustment devices adapted to rotate said guide member and said second guide member, respectively.

18. The cut guide ofclaim 10 further including a guide member adjustment device adapted to rotate said guide member and said second guide member.

19. An adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone, the bone having an anterior side and a posterior side, the cut guide comprising:

first and second guide housings slideably coupled to said base and disposed adjacent said opposing anterior and posterior ends, respectively, of said base;

wherein when said base is attached to the end of the bone said anterior guide member is positioned proximal the anterior side of the bone and said posterior guide member is positioned proximal the posterior side of the bone, and wherein each of said guide housings is slideable relative to said base along a plane and the distance between each of said guide members and said base is thereby adjustable.

20. The cut guide ofclaim 19 wherein each of said anterior and posterior guide members includes a rotation adjustment device.